Trouser construction



p 1950 B. ROSEN 2,521,410

TROUSER CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 30, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. 35B E R T R o s E N ATTORNEY Sept. 5, 1950 f f R'OSEN 2,521,410

TROUSER CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. so, 1948' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 114INVENTOR. BERT IZOSEN BY W4 ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 5, 1950 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE f f :2,521,410 i TROUSER CONSTRUCTION Bert noses,New York, N. Y.

Application September so, 1948, Serial No. 51,889

' Claims.

This invention relates to trouser construction. In the customaryconstruction of trousers, pockets, which open substantially atthe'lateral sides of the trousers when they are worn, are pro-' vided.Provision likewise is made for other pockets opening at the back of thetrousers. Pockets whichopen substantiallyat the sides of the legs,

It is an object of the invention to provide trousers construction inwhich substantially all pock ets or similar receptacles for accessoriesto be carried around by the wearer are associated to be located at theback of the trousers and enter into the trousers construction tostrengthen the trousers.

Trouser constructions of the type noted usually incorporate a waistbandmade of pieces of material separate from the material for the body ofthe trousers. This waistband, in its manufacture, passes "throughvarious operations and moves through the shop as-a separate unit to itscompletion before it finally maybe attached to the trouser body at itstop edge. 7

It is an object of the invention to provide a trouser constructionwherein the separate waistband which would normally extend upwardly fromthe top edge of the trouser body is eliminated, and is replaced by atrouser body in which the front and rear outer faces of the trousersupto their top edge are substantially unbroken, and in whichreinforcement at the waist is provided by means of an additional plywhich,.to-

gether with accessory receptacles made a part ofv the trousers,entersinto and strengthens the construction of the body of the trousers.

Other objects of the invention will be set forth hereinafter, or will beapparent from the description and the drawing, in which is illustratedanv any particular arrangement of parts, or to any particularapplication of any such construction or any such arrangement of parts,or to any spe- 2 cific method of operation, or to any of the variousdetails thereof, even where specifically shown and described herein, asthe same may be modified in various particulars, or may be applied inmany varied relations, without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe claimed invention, a practical construction embodying certaindetails of the invention being illustrated and described, but only forthe purpose of complying with the requirements of the statutes fordisclosure of operative embodiments, and without attempting to discloseall of the various forms and modifications in which the invention mightbe embodied. On the drawings, in which the same reference charactersrefer to the same parts throughout, and inwhich-is disclosed suchpractical construction.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a pair of trousers, embodyingfeatures of the invention, as Worn, th view presenting the rearportionof the trousers having the various parts of the invention illustratedthereon; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same trouser construction,as seen from the front thereof;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view, to enlarged scale, of a portion of thetrousers, shown partly opened up, and again seen from the rear portionthereof, illustrating the association of various of the features of theinvention therewith, parts of the structure being broken away forclarity; Fig. fl; is a transverse cross-sectional view, sub stantiallyon the line 4-4 of Fig.3, at slightly enlarged scale;

-Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view, sub-' Fig. 8 is a verticalcross-sectional View, substantially on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view, substantially on the line 9-9of Fig. 3, illustrating a detail of the waistband and pocketconstruction; and I Fig. 10 is a horizontal cross-sectional view,substantially on the line I0|0 of Fig. 3, to illustrate a detail ofconstruction of one of the pocket members. v V v On the drawings,trousers In, which are in- However, at rear face 22 of the trousers, inad dition to the darts usual in the formation of pleats, there arereceptacles 24, 26, 28 Wand- 32".

Receptacle 24 may be constructed asshown for the retention of golf tees34; receptacle ZSmaIy be constructed for the reception ofa-p'encil 36';receptacle 28 may be in the form of a loop to receive a towel, ahandkerchief 38, or a similar piece of cloth; and receptacles 30 and 32may take the form of pockets which will be more fully describedhereafter.

In the construction of the trousers, a plurality of" pieces of fabricare stitched together, the pieces offabric being cut out according toapredetermined pattern. Specifically, the special method or pattern thatmay be followed in cutting cloth to-organize trousers of this'ty-pe isnot here considered important, except that, as shown, sections, 42', 44and' lfi are continuous and unbroken upto top edge 2f). 46 may be unitedby a seam 58, a portion of which may beleft open, as, for instance, at-50; inthe usual fashion.

However, this trouser construction includes no usual waistbandconstruction; as shown in Fig,

9, a separate member 52 is provided, the facing fi l-of which may be cutfrom fabric the same as that for the trouser body. Member 52- is made ofsuch length that it will encircle the garment at waist I4 Member 52'-maybe made of'on'e' piece, or it may be fabricated froma pluralityof'pieces. For instance, where an open seam 59 Sections 44 and and a fly5% are provided, member 52 must'con- A,

top-edge ZEJ of' the trousers, and then-member 52 is folded into theposition'of Fig. 9.

This construction, of course, leaves member 52 loose; the member, inturn, must be anchored to sections 40, 4-2, Hand 46 at differentpositions,

by tacking, and also inthe'mann'er to be indicated.

Receptacle 24" may be formed by means of a material piece E4 of alengthsuch that it may be'gathered or otherwise formed to'leave open-- ingsfor the provision of individual ;)ocket's'li"5 for tees 34 In otherwords, the length of piece 64 is greater than the area of section 4 uponwhich it will be'disposed, sothat it may be shirredup and stitched, byvery short tacking 68 so as to leave openings at edge 1i! through whichtees 34 may be received. Suitable stitching 12 then extends around edges'l l', IE and 78 to secure the entire arrangement in place: Stitching I2and tacking 68; as shown in Fig. 10, also serve to secure member 52 tosection 44.

A fabric piece 80 may be formed to provide a pocket or passage 82.'Ihisis accomplished by shirring up the material so that the main bodyis spaced away from section 46 between suitable stitching Nalongits sideedgeswhich servesto anchor the piece to section 46. This stitching, asshown in Fig. 9, also passes through and engages member 52 and anchorsit to section 45.

A material piece 86, the edges of which may be folded and stitched inthe usual manner, may be secured in place by means of stitching 88 atits end edges. Stitching 88 may engage this piece to section 46 .so asto provide aloop intowhich a towel, a handkerchief or similar clothmember may be slipped during play.

Receptacles 30 and 32 are in fact separate and distinct members which mabe tacked to sections M andlib after their construction has beencompleted. This, of course, does not apply to flaps 9U and 92 which areseparately formed, stitched togethenand secured to the respectivesections 44 and 46. These flaps may be provided with buttonholes 94 forreceiving buttons 96.

In the case of receptacle 3E fabric piece 98 is secured to section H toprovide a pocket- H10. Piece-98 1s L-sha-ped. Stitching Hi2, PM; magi-0aand I'll secures thevarious edges of this piece to section; 4'41Stitching I06 maybe extended up to the top edge 112-01 piece 98.

A material piece H4, larger than the outline or receptacle 39, is out.It is folded along its edges and' is there stitched to" gusset pieces Hito form gussets I182 Pieces IIB" are stitched" to section 44 to anchorthe unit, thus formed", in place. The bottom edges of pieces I H!- and98' may be stitched together tosection 4 4-, or sepa' rately, asshown.Stitching FITS divides pocket mil into twosections I29" and- I 22".Section F23; the-short one; may provide" for the reception of a golf-ball, while section I22, the longer one, will receive largeraccessories, such as two golf balls or a pack ofcigarettes. The spaceihfront ofpocket II!!! is utilizable for any other purpose.

For receptacle 32, a single inner pocket Ifl is formed bymeans of apiece I 2 6 of fabric superimposed on section 46- in the manner justdescribed for receptacle 39'. Then a larger piece I 28" is used to--form the-larger pocket. Thus a pair'ofpockets are formedwherein materialmay be separately stowed.

Many other changes could be efiected 'in the particular'apparatusdesigned,- and in the method of operation set forth, and in specificdetails thereof, without substantially departing from the inventiondefined in the claims, the specified??- scription being merely of anoperative embodiment capableof illustrating certain principlesof theinvention.

What is claimed asne w and useful is:

1. A garment for golfers, comprising'a sect-ion for encircling the waistof a wearer, the gar ment being constructed to present a substantiallysmooth; unbroken surface at thefront face-and sides of the'garment', andaccessory receptacles made a part of I the garment only along the topportionsof the rear face of thegarment; whereby such receptacles willnot interferewith body movements of the golfer inv the" manipulations orthegame, one of the receptacles comprising an expandible pocket, theexpandilble. pocket being mounted wholly on the exterior of the materialforming the rear faceoi the: garment and inc'l'ud ing. a substantiallyL-shap'ed piece of"mat"erial, said L-shaped' piece being secured inpositionin said expandible pocket to form pockets of different sizeswholly externally of the rear face of, the garment but wholly withinthe. exp'andible' pocket.

2'. A garment for golfers, comprising a sectionforencircling the Waistof a; wearer; the" garment being constructed to present a substantiallysmooth, unbroken surface at the front face and sides of the garment, andaccessory receptacles made a part of the garment only along the topportions of the rear face of the garment, whereby such receptacles willnot interfere with body movements of the golfer in the manipulations ofthe game, one of the receptacles comprising an expandible pocket, theexpandible pocket being mounted wholly on the exterior of the materialforming the rear face of the garment and including a substantiallyL-shaped piece of material, said L-shaped piece being secured inposition in said expandible pocket to form pockets of different sizeswholly externally of the rear face of the garment but wholly within theexpandible pocket, the expandible pocket including gussets secured toand extending outwardly from the exterior surface of the material at therear face of the garment.

3. A garment for golfers, comprising a section for encircling the waistof a wearer, the garment being constructed to present a substantiallysmooth, unbroken surface at the front face and sides of the garment, andaccessory receptacles made a part of the garment only along the topportions of the rear face of the garment, whereby such receptacles willnot interfere with body movements of the golfer in the manipulations ofthe game, one of the receptacles consisting of a unit comprising anexpansible pocket, the expansible pocket consisting of front and backwalls, and gussets between said walls, the back wall of the pocket beingmountedon the exterior of the material forming the rear face of thegarment so that the whole of the pocket ex tends outwardly away from theexterior surface of the material at the rear face of the garment, and aseparate pocket-forming member mounted on the face of the back wallwithin the expansible pocket and wholly concealed within the expan siblepocket.

4. A garment for golfers, comprising a section for encircling the waistof a wearer, the garment being constructed to present a substantiallysmooth, unbroken surface at the front face and sides of the garment, andaccessory recep tacles made a part of the garment only along the topportions of the rear face of the garment, whereby such receptacles willnot interfere with body movements of the golfer in the manipulations ofthe game, one of the receptacles comprising an expansible pocket, theexpansible pocket consisting of a member separate and distinct from thematerial forming the rear face of ing extending body of the element tounite the element and the the garment, the member including separatefront and back walls and gussets between said walls, said back wallbeing mounted on the exterior surface of the material at the rear faceof the garment with the whole of the member extending outwardly awayfrom the exterior surface of the material at the rear face of thegarment, the member defining the. walls of pockets to receiveaccessories used during play of the game and including an elementcarried by and secured to the back wall but housed wholly within themember, the element being shaped to define pouches of different depths.

5. A garment for golfers, comprising a section for encircling the waistof a wearer, the garment being constructed to present a substantiallysmooth, unbroken surface at the front face and sides of the garment, andaccessory receptacles made a part of the garment only along the topportions of the rear face of the garment, whereby such receptacles willnot interfere with body movements of the golfer in the manipulations ofthe game, one of the receptacles comprising an expansible pocket,including a member mounted on the exterior surface of the material atthe rear face of the garment with the whole of the member extendingoutwardly away from the exterior surface of the material at the rearface of the garment, the member defining means for receiving accessoriesused during the play of the game and including an irregularly shapedelement, said element being housed wholly within the expansible pocket,and means com prising stitching for securing certain of the edges of theelement to the member, one line of stitchbeyond its edge and across themember to form pouches of different depths.

BERT ROSEN.

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